SELKIRK, Scotland (AP) — Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to a charge of abusing his estranged wife.

Hogg, 32, appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of shouting and swearing at his wife “aggressively”, tracking her movements and sending “alarming and distressing” messages. in nature.”

British news agency PA reported that Hogg was detained in February after the police were called due to his “shouting and swearing”, and then a bail order was given stating that he could not contact his wife and cannot enter the family home.

The divorce case of Hogg, who plays for the French club Montpellier, is ongoing.

Sentencing is scheduled for December 5. ___

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